Pooled analysis of the efficacy and safety of self-expanding metal stenting in malignant colorectal obstruction

S Sebastian, S Johnston, T Geoghegan… - Official journal of the …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Self-expanding metal stents have been used in the management of
colorectal obstruction as an alternative to emergency surgery. Our aim was to systematically …

Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of colorectal stents

UP Khot, AW Lang, K Murali… - British Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Colorectal stents are being used for palliation and as a 'bridge to surgery'in
obstructing colorectal cancers. Methods: A systematic review of the published data on …

Self-expanding metallic stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction: a systematic review

AM Watt, IG Faragher, TT Griffin, NA Rieger… - Annals of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS)
placement for the relief of malignant colorectal obstruction in comparison to surgical …

Advances in gastrointestinal intervention: the treatment of gastroduodenal and colorectal obstructions with metallic stents

MA Mauro, RE Koehler, TH Baron - Radiology, 2000 - pubs.rsna.org
Metallic stents are currently an established component of the endoluminal treatment of
stenoses within the blood vessels, bile ducts, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi. With the …

Colonic stent vs. emergency surgery for management of acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: a decision analysis

LE Targownik, BM Spiegel, J Sack, OJ Hines… - Gastrointestinal …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Acute colonic obstruction because of malignancy is often a surgical
emergency. Surgical decompression with colostomy with or without resection and eventual …

Stenting of the proximal colon in patients with malignant large bowel obstruction: techniques and outcomes

A Repici, DG Adler, CM Gibbs, A Malesci… - Gastrointestinal …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metal stents are used throughout the GI tract to relieve
malignant obstructions. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine the outcome after …

Palliative management of malignant rectosigmoidal obstruction. Colostomy vs. endoscopic stenting. A randomized prospective trial

E Fiori, A Lamazza, A De Cesare, M Bononi… - Anticancer …, 2004 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background: Colostomy was the palliative treatment of choice in patients with malignant
unresectable rectosigmoid obstruction. Palliative endoscopic treatment of malignant …

Endoscopic treatment with self‐expanding metal stents for C rohn's disease strictures

C Loras, F Pérez‐Roldan, JB Gornals… - Alimentary …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Balloon dilation (with or without steroid injection) is the endoscopic treatment of
choice for short strictures in C rohn's disease (CD). The placement of a stent has only rarely …

Colorectal stenting for malignant and benign disease: outcomes in colorectal stenting

N Suzuki, BP Saunders, S Thomas-Gibson… - Diseases of the colon …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
INTRODUCTION:: Self-expanding metal stents are now an established treatment for
malignant colonic obstruction. Favorable outcomes have been reported both for cancer …